Cavco Industries Inc. Stock Downgraded (CVCO)

Cavco Industries (Nasdaq:CVCO) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from from a buy to hold.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Cavco Industries (Nasdaq: CVCO) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from buy to hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and poor profit margins.

The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 28.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 20.0%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.

Despite currently having a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, it is higher than that of the industry average, inferring that management of debt levels may need to be evaluated further. Regardless of the somewhat mixed results with the debt-to-equity ratio, the company's quick ratio of 1.12 is sturdy.

Compared to its closing price of one year ago, CVCO's share price has jumped by 56.11%, exceeding the performance of the broader market during that same time frame. Looking ahead, however, we cannot assume that the stock's past performance is going to drive future results. Quite to the contrary, its sharp appreciation over the last year is one of the factors that should prompt investors to seek better opportunities elsewhere.

The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Household Durables industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 91.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $10.22 million to $0.86 million.

The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Household Durables industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, CAVCO INDUSTRIES INC underperformed against that of the industry average and is significantly less than that of the S&P 500.

Cavco Industries, Inc. engages in the design, production, wholesale, and retail sale of manufactured homes. The company has a P/E ratio of 55.5, below the average materials & construction industry P/E ratio of 57.5 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Cavco has a market cap of $332 million and is part of the industrial goods sector and materials & construction industry. Shares are up 14.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.